entire "C. P. Huntington Engine", part of flatcar (high view from side looking down to river).

Swackhamer:

Full view of Huntington at American River Canyon.

Rev. Richard Ryan:

A near view of the Central Pacific locomotive "C.P. Huntington" stopped at Cape Horn. Circa 1866. The "C.P. Huntington" was the third locomotive purchased by the CPRR. It was built by Danforth and Cooke in 1863. See "Iron Horses to Promontory", Best, page 163.

229

57mi

Hart:

American River Bridge. Railroad around Cape Horn. 1,400 feet above.

Stanford Album:

#079

Kibbey:

Covered bridge on road Iowa H

Swackhamer:

View of American River Bridge [Stanford Album Standard View].

Maillet:

View looking down on long covered wooden bridge over American river near Cape Horn. Village buildings in foreground.

230

57mi

Hart:

View of the American River, below Cape Horn

Stanford Album:

#080

Kibbey:

Seems further East and closer to Cape Horn than #229.

45

59mi

Manuscript:

Cape Horn Mill. 9 miles below Dutch Flat

Hart:

Sawmill and Cut East of Cape Horn, 59 miles from Sacramento.

Stanford Album:

#081

46

61mi

Hart:

Deep Cut at Trail Ridge, length 1000 feet.

Stanford Album:

#082

47

62mi

Hart:

Secrettown, 62 miles from Sacramento, 3000 feet elevation.

Hart:

Secrettown, 62 miles from Sacramento. Altitude 3,000 feet.

Secret town - 62 mi. fr. Sacramento - 3000 ft. elevation.

Stanford Album:

#083

Kibbey:

"Saloon".

Rev. Richard Ryan:

62.5 mi.

D. Spahr:

This shows part of the town. A saloon is seen somewhat distantly under the trees. The Secrettown trestle is behind the trees in the background.

74

62mi

Watkins:

Secret Town Bridge, 1,100 feet long. 62 miles from Sacramento

Hart:

Secrettown Bridge, 1100 feet long, 62 miles from Sacramento.

Hart:

Secret Town Bridge, 1,100 feet long. 62 miles from Sacramento

Manuscript:

Secrettown Bridge, 1,100 ft. long

Stanford Album:

#084

Kibbey:

Distant view from Southeast.

Winter:

Long expanse of trestle.

48

62mi

Hart:

Secret Town, Trestle from the West, length 1100 feet.

Watkins:

Secret Town, Trestle from the West. Length 1,100 feet.

Hart/Manuscript:

Secret Town Trestle - Work.-

Stanford Album:

#085

49

62mi

Hart:

Secrettown Trestle from the East. H[e]ight 90 feet.

Hart:

Secret town Trestle from the East, height 90 feet.

Stanford Album:

#086

Kibbey:

Some houses visible at right.

50

63mi

Hart:

Tunnel Hill Cut, Depth 111 feet, 63 Miles from Sacramento.

Hart:

Tunnel Hill Cut. Depth 111 feet - 63 miles.

Stanford Album:

#087

51

63+mi

Hart:

Bear River Valley - You Bet and mines in the distance.

Watkins:

Bear River Valley, near Gold Run, You Bet and mines in the distance.

Bear River Valley near Gold Run - Little York Mines in distance.

Stanford Album:

#088

Kibbey:

NW from hill 200 ft. above tracks.

52

63+mi

Hart; Watkins:

Bear River Valley, near Gold Run, Little York Mines in the distance.

Stanford Album:

#089

59

64mi

Hart:

Hornet Hill Cut, West of Gold Run, 50 feet deep.

Stanford Album:

#090

Willumson:

Variant by unknown photographer, published by [Lawrence & Houseworth], titled:

1092. Hornet Hill Cut, Central Pacific Railroad, near Gold Run.

53

64mi

Hart:

Cut through "Dixie Spur." 64 miles from Sacramento.

Stanford Album:

#091

Kibbey:

Track curves right, diagonal timber rests on left end of tie.

60

64mi

Hart:

Train in Dixie Cut, Gold Run Station, Placer County.

Train in "Dixie Cut".

Stanford Album:

#092

Kibbey:

Male and female passengers around 4-4-0 Locomotive; diagonal timber of #53 is in place.

A close view of a Bucker snow plow mounted in front of at least three Central Pacific locomotives. The locomotives are seen coming out of a covered building in the left background. A Chinese worker stands in front of the plow. Location: Cisco, Placer County. Circa 1867. See "High Road to Promontory", Kraus, page 184 for a similar Bucker snow plow.

106

96mi

Hart:

New Hampshire Falls on the Yuba River. Summer View. 96 miles from Sacramento.

Stanford Album:

#182

107

96mi

Hart:

New Hampshire Rocks, looking down the river.

Stanford Album:

#183

Willumson:

Variant by unknown photographer, published by [Lawrence & Houseworth], titled:

775. Scene on the Yuba River, Placer County.

Kibbey:

leaky "V" flume crosses river and turns left.

108

94mi

Hart:

Scene on Yuba River, above Cisco.

from Lava Bluf. Donner Pass in distance.

Stanford Album:

#184

Kibbey:

large round rock at center.

248

96mi

Hart:

Lower Cascade, near Long Side Track.

Watkins:

Lower Cascade, near Long Side Track

Stanford Album:

#185

Kibbey:

At least three variations with different view of same waterfalls.

Swackhamer:

[Stanford Album Standard View]

Rev. Richard Ryan:

98.5 mi.

249

96mi

Hart:

Lower Cascade Bridge, above Cisco.

Stanford Album:

#186

Kibbey:

Tall tree left foreground. Arch and truss bridge with tracks on top.

250

98mi

Hart:

Upper Cascade. 98 miles from Sacramento.

Stanford Album:

#187

Kibbey:

Falls at center, water moves off to lower right.

Rev. Richard Ryan:

99 mi.

251

98mi

Hart:

Upper Cascade Bridge, above Cisco.

Stanford Album:

#188

Kibbey:

Fir tree with scar in right foreground; Right end bridge not shown.

247

90mi

Watkins:

Frame of Snow Covering, 90 miles from Sacramento

Stanford Album:

#189

Kibbey:

Interior view with round posts and square rafters.

Winter:

Interior of frame of snow shed without roofing in place, round posts, track.

Variant by unknown photographer, published by [Thomas Houseworth], titled:

1279. Coldstream Valley--C.P.R.R.

Kibbey:

West portal of unfinished tunnel 11 visible.

202

110mi

Hart:

East Portals of Tunnels No.s 7 and 8.

Stanford Album:

#230

Kibbey:

Huge stone wall being built in foreground.

Rev. Richard Ryan:

Tunnel No. 7, Date tracked, December 1867. Tunnel No. 7, 105 mi.

Rev. Richard Ryan:

Tunnel No. 8, Date tracked, December 1867. Tunnel No. 8, 106 mi.

Rev. Richard Ryan:

Tunnel No. 9, 106.7 mi.

204

110mi

Hart:

Heading of East Portal, Tunnel No. 8.

Stanford Album:

#231

Kibbey:

Chinese laborer carrier load on pole in foreground.

Swackhamer:

#204 is not a variant in the true sense of the word; it is a mislabeled #198:

"Eastern Portal Summit Tunnel, Western Summit, Length 1,000 feet"

252

111mi

Watkins:

Snow Gallery around Crested Peak, Timbers 12x14 in., 20 in. apart

Stanford Album:

#232

Kibbey:

Tall men in black suit and soulful look stands right foreground - Montague(?); Watkins' version bit further left and misses sight of cliff through timbers at right edge. An interior view of framing with light streaming down from right.

An interior view of a Central Pacific snow gallery. The man pictured by the right side of the track is generally thought [for example by Larry Gottheim] to be the photographer, Alfred A. Hart. Location: Crested Peak (Sierra Mountains), California. Circa 1868.

John Saddy:

Inside the gallery, a man is standing near the foreground, and that is Hart himself. Image is well composed, and well photographed; even some rays of sunlight are clearly seen.

A near view of construction workers bending iron rains along an unfinished portion of Central Pacific track. A close look at how the individual rails were bent to fit the winding terrain. Location: Ten Mile Canyon, Nevada. Circa 1868. See "High Road to Promontory", Kraus, page 310 (listing for Sentinel Rock at mile 432).

334

435mi

Hart:

Humboldt Gate. Ten Mile Canyon.

Stanford Album:

#335

Kibbey:

Square cut telegraph pole leans at right foreground.

335

##

Hart:

Building Water Tank. Trout Creek Mountains in Distance.

Stanford Album:

#336

Kibbey:

Very white tent at right.

337

435mi

Hart:

The Palisades, Ten Mile Canyon.

Stanford Album:

#337

Kibbey:

Indian in Buffalo robe at right sits and looks at track far below. ...

336

435mi

Hart:

Entering the Palisades. Ten Mile Canyon.

Stanford Album:

#338

Kibbey:

... Another version shows rock in mid-river, work train at extreme left, cliffs above.

Looking down another canyon which intersects track and river at right angle.

342

435mi

Hart:

Shoshone Indians. 10 mile Canyon.

Stanford Album:

#343

Swackhamer:

horse left, man right [Stanford Album Standard View].

343

396mi

Hart:

Train at Argenta. 396 miles from Sacramento.

Stanford Album:

#344

Kibbey:

4-4-0 locomotive headed to left.

344

445mi

Hart:

Machine Shops at Carlin. 445 miles from Sacramento.

Stanford Album:

#345

Kibbey:

From center of tracks toward approaching locomotive; the shops are in center distance.

345

445mi

Hart:

Carlin from the water tanks, looking West.

Stanford Album:

#346

Rev. Richard Ryan:

A bird's eye view of a busy section of Central Pacific track. At least three locomotives are included in the photograph. On the end of the center train is a near view of Govenor Stanford's two special cars enroute to the Golden Spike ceremony at Promontory, Utah. The town of Carlin can be seen in the distance. Photograph taken from on top of a water tank. Date of photograph probably May 6, 1869. Date tracked, December 1868. Carlin, 444 mi. Location: Just outside of Carlin, Nevada, looking west. See "Iron Horses to Promontory", Best, page 42.

346

468mi

Hart:

Depot at Elko.

Stanford Album:

#347

Kibbey:

To West; Engine and Station at right.

Rev. Richard Ryan:

Date tracked, December 1868. Elko, 464 mi.

347

468mi

Hart:

Elko from the West, 469 miles from Sacramento.

Stanford Album:

#348

Kibbey:

Tent foreground. Stagecoach heads left from train behind.

348

488mi

Hart:

Water tank at Peko, 488 miles from Sacramento.

Watkins:

Water Tank at Peko, 488 miles from Sacramento

Stanford Album:

#349

Kibbey:

Two story wood building at center; train and tank at right edge

349

##

Hart:

Scene near Deeth, 505 miles from Sacramento.

Stanford Album:

#350

Swackhamer:

Train mid-distance [Stanford Album Standard View].

Kibbey:

Train headed left about 1/4 mile away; snow on distant mountain ...

350

##

Hart:

Railroad Camp near Victory. 10 1/4 miles laid in one day.

Stanford Album:

#351

Kibbey:

Taken from boxcar top; tall man (Strobridge?) stands on flat car and looks at camera.

351

669mi

Hart:

Monument Point from Lake. 669 miles from Sacramento.

Stanford Album:

#352

Kibbey:

"Jupiter" heading Right with water, baggage, and private cars (one of each). People at top of hill behind.

352

669mi

Hart:

Salt Lake from Monument Point. 669 miles from Sacramento.

Stanford Album:

#353

Kibbey:

"Jupiter" heading left blows whistle; 5 men and a boy stand on water car facing camera.

353

669mi

Hart:

Poetry and Prose. Scene at Monument Point, North end of Salt Lake.

Stanford Album:

#354

Kibbey:

Very white covered wagons head to right as locomotive "Jupiter" and train wait in back headed left.

Maillet:

Great mid distance view of diamond stack locomotive at right as a long wagon train masses in mid foreground.

354

690mi

Hart:

The First Greeting (Meeting) of the Iron Horse. Promontory Point, May 9, 1869.

Stanford Album:

#355

Kibbey:

Over cab from tender as whistle blows; distant engine at right.

Rev. Richard Ryan:

Promontory, Date tracked, May 1, 1869.

355

690mi

Hart:

The Last Rail - The Invocation. Fixing the Wire, May 10, 1869.

Stanford Album:

#356

Kibbey:

Huge crowd; men climb pole at right.

356

690mi

Hart:

The Last Rail is laid. Scene at Promontory Point, May 10, 1869.

Stanford Album:

#357

Kibbey:

Taken from center of track at laying of Laurel Tie - Stanford has hammer on shoulder - little boy, front - huge crowd at sides.

357

690mi

Hart:

The Rival Monarchs. Scene at Promontory Point, May 10, 1869.

Stanford Album:

#358

Kibbey:

Taken from top of UP engine cab toward "Jupiter" about 500 feet away. Long line of soldiers at parade rest at right facing track. Tents behind them.

358

690mi

Hart:

The Monarch from the West.

Stanford Album:

#359

Kibbey:

"Jupiter" facing left with about 100 people standing on and in front of it. Its cowcatcher touches another from left.

359

690mi

Hart:

The Monarch from the East.

Stanford Album:

#360

Kibbey:

UPRR engine No. 119 headed to right with large crowd including uniformed tuba player in front.

360

690mi

Hart:

The Last Act - 690 miles from Sacramento. Scene at Promontory Point, May 10, 1869.

Stanford Album:

#361

Kibbey:

Taken from behind and to "Jupiter's" left side showing 2 locomotives touching.

Maillet:

Rare mid distance view of East meeting West, locomotives facing each other, American flag behind as people stand around.

Kibbey:

The locomotives of the Central Pacific Railroad burned wood and used a large diamond shaped smoke stack with a screen on top to catch the sparks. The Union Pacific Railroad burned coal and its locomotives had small cylindrical smoke stacks. At the Promontory ceremony on May 10, 1869 Stanford's train was pulled by the "Jupiter" (headed East) and the Union Pacific train by a numbered (No. 119) but unnamed coal-burning locomotive (headed West).

361

738mi

Hart:

Looking West from Taylor's Mills.

Stanford Album:

#362

Kibbey:

Taken from above and 10 feet in front of a UP engine; has narrow stack of a coal-burner; water tower in distance.

A rather naturalistic straightforward group portrait without phony ethnographics or sentimentality. Backdrop set up in house, not studio.

282-Variant #1

154mi

Hart:

Piute Squaw and Children, at Reno.

Stanford Album: Not included.

Swackhamer:

Piute Squaw and Child (One woman and child from side).

Gottheim:

Close view of baby in basketwork carrier.

306

187mi

Hart:

Truckee River, near Wadsworth. Lower Canyon of the Truckee.

Stanford Album: Not included.

Kibbey:

to East. Track enters lower right. Two trees by river.

307

189mi

Hart:

The Goliah at Wadsworth.

Stanford Album: Not included.

308

189mi

Hart:

Wadsworth, Big Bend of the Truckee River. Washoe Range in distance.

Stanford Album: Not included.

Rev. Richard Ryan:

Date tracked, July 9, 1868.

309

188mi

Hart:

Turntable at Wadsworth.

Stanford Album: Not included.

Kibbey:

Locomotive on turntable at center of view. Shacks, left - one with sign "Lodging".

340-Variant #2

435mi

Hart:

Indian viewing R. R. from Top of Palisades, 435 miles from Sacramento

Stanford Album: Not included.

Swackhamer:

Indian seated.

339

435mi

Watkins:

Alcove in Palisades, Ten Mile Cañon

Stanford Album: Not included.

340-Variant #1

435mi

Hart:

Indian viewing R. R. from Top of Palisades, 435 miles from Sacramento

Stanford Album: Not included.

Swackhamer:

Indian lying down [Huntington Library collection].

342-Variant #2

435mi

Hart:

Shoshone Indians. 10 mile Canyon.

Watkins:

Shoshone Indians, Ten Mile Canyon

Watkins:

Shoshone Indians, Ten Mile Cañon

Stanford Album: Not included.

Kibbey:

Eight Indians of whom 2 women stand at right.

Winter:

Same image appears as Watkins #324.

342-Variant #1

435mi

Hart:

Shoshone Indians. 10 mile Canyon.

Stanford Album: Not included.

Swackhamer:

5 women, 2 young children [Huntington Library collection].

Rev. Richard Ryan:

Near view of Indian women and children. Nevada. ca 1868.

Gottheim:

Group of women, one child, beside river. One at right holds basket.

348

56mi

Watkins:

Long Ravine Bridge near Colfax. Length 1,050 feet.

Stanford Album: Not included.

Kibbey:

Train of flat cars on trestle.

1531

Watkins:

Pullman Palace Train, Oakland

Stanford Album: Not included.

John Saddy:

Consecutive grouping of 8 views of the Boston Board of Trade Special. In May, 1870, they arrived in San Francisco, having chartered the luxury train, with its 8 cars designed and built by George Pullman. These stereographs were all taken at the Central Pacific R.R. Terminal in Oakland.

John Saddy:

Mid-distant to nearish view of entire train with locomotive at front.

1532

Watkins:

Pullman's Palace Sleeping Car 'Palmyra.'

Stanford Album: Not included.

John Saddy:

Close-up exterior with black conductor at the door.

1533

Watkins:

Pullman's Palace Smoking Car.

Stanford Album: Not included.

John Saddy:

Interior; photographer's tripod seen at end in mirror.

1534

Watkins:

Pullman's Palace Sleeping Car 'Palmyra.'

Stanford Album: Not included.

John Saddy:

Interior.

1535

Watkins:

Pullman's Palace Sleeping Car 'Palmyra.'

Stanford Album: Not included.

John Saddy:

Different interior, piano or similar keyboard instrument in foreground.

1536

Watkins:

Pullman's Palace Commissary Car.

Stanford Album: Not included.

John Saddy:

Fancy table settings near bar at the end.

1537

Watkins:

Pullman's Palace Commissary Car.

Stanford Album: Not included.

John Saddy:

The photographer has now walked closer to the bar or waiter's station at the end of the car.